Hexateuch

English

Etymology

Compare Pentateuch and see hexa- (“six”).

Proper noun

Hexateuch

  1. The first six books of the Old Testament in the Bible, corresponding to the first six books of the Hebrew Bible.

References
  • Hexateuch in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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